no audi content but pretty funny

[quk@sievers.com (Phil Payne)]

In message <199610171728.NAA26643@coimbra.ans.net> aspeer@mail.utexas.edu (Andrew J. Speer) writes:

> >British food is now starting to lead Europe
> 
> Did I fall asleep and wake up April 1st?

No, indeed not - as improbable as it sounds.  When I first came back from 
Germany around ten years ago, it was simply not possible to eat out on a Sunday 
in Northamptonshire.  Period.  We were laughed at for trying.
 
Today, there isn't a single pub in the county without "home cooked food" on a 
Sunday - sometimes all day - and the quality is EXCELLENT.  In contrast, on my 
regular trips to Germany, I've found the quality falling.  The Michelin Guide 
to France, if you read the introduction, bemoans the falling standard of French 
food.  It has withdrawn a record number of its awards.

IMO (and I spend a lot of time in both countries) England has replaced Germany 
as the country in which to eat good quality food cheaply in a hostelry.  This 
is a complete reversal of the position fifteen years ago.

--
 Phil Payne
 phil@sievers.com
 Committee Member, UK Audi [ur-]quattro Owners Club